More Men Run Relatively Fast in U.S. Road Races, 1981–2006: A Stable Sex Difference in Non-Elite Runners
Recent studies indicate that more men than women run fast relative to sex-specific world records and that this sex difference has been historically stable in elite U.S. runners. These findings have been hypothesized to reflect an evolved male predisposition for enduring competitiveness in “show-off”...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2011-10-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/147470491100900410 |